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Switzerland overwhelmingly votes for burqa ban with £6,500 fine for Muslim women who rebel
UK Express ^ | 11/25/2015 | OLI SMITH

Posted on 11/25/2015 9:29:46 AM PST by DCdude

Muslim women can no longer wear the full-body garment in shops, restaurants or public buildings and anyone caught flouting the ban could be struck with a £6,500 fine.

The local government of Ticino approved the referendum after the Swiss Parliament ruled that the ban did not violate the country's federal law.

Two in three voters in the canton backed the move in an overwhelming result for a referendum, in the wake of heightened terrorist alerts across Europe.

The law which MPs voted for only applies to veils which covers the body from head to foot worn by the 40,000 Muslim women in Switzerland and also applies to all tourists visiting the area.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Germany; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: brexit; brixit; burqa; europeanunion; germany; jihad; muslim; religionofpieces; switzerland; unitedkingdom
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To: Lizavetta
Not sure that example is the same. Is it the right of the people to determine what is fair and secure for them?

I believe it is, and the authority is derived from the preamble to the Constitution, "We the People," which is the final authority for all matters on this earth.

If the people deem a burka is a threat to their security, they have every right to ban it. If the people decide Islam is not a religion compatible with the Constitution, they have every right to abolish its practice, or take any other action to mitigate its influence.

But I'm not talking about a government operating outside of its restrictions; that may be the distinction: the people have no such restriction.

41 posted on 11/25/2015 11:15:26 AM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: Ditter

God, come to Atlanta.


42 posted on 11/25/2015 11:18:19 AM PST by Original Lurker
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To: Original Lurker
We have Muslim communities here but they wear scarves not burkas.
43 posted on 11/25/2015 11:23:26 AM PST by Ditter (God Bless Texas!)
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To: Ditter

44 posted on 11/25/2015 11:36:34 AM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: rockrr

What’s your thoughts on colanders?

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I’ve got nothing against colanders. How else you gonna tell when it’s the fourth of July or Christmas?


45 posted on 11/25/2015 11:44:44 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Nuns would need to be prepared for this, too.

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When Nun start beheading people, I’ll be for banning habits too.


46 posted on 11/25/2015 11:48:34 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: Mears

The Swiss are apparently covetous of liberty.


47 posted on 11/25/2015 12:28:14 PM PST by Jacquerie ( To shun Article V is to embrace tyranny.)
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To: immadashell
If, on the other hand, a woman closely resembles Jabba The Hutt (or Jerrold Nadler), she should be required to wear a burqa.

Or... Michael Moore, Mrs Bill, Obammy's 'wife' -the possibilities are awe-inspiring!

48 posted on 11/25/2015 12:38:42 PM PST by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzlims trying to kill them)
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To: Salvavida
I guess you're right but I shudder to think of things being put in the hands of "the people." Too many nonthinking illogical ones about. Look at who gets elected.

I don't know what the answer is. Maybe a wise and benevolent dictator.

49 posted on 11/25/2015 2:05:45 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Lizavetta

Yeah, but wise and benevolent dictators are as rare as unicorns. I believe the results of this election keeps us from civil war, or pushes us to it.


50 posted on 11/25/2015 6:54:44 PM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: JohnBrowdie

“no government should be able to tell anyone what they can or cannot wear, and every conservative should know that.”

Old rules, applied prior to the Taliban days. You’ll find most people here are beyond that ideal.


51 posted on 11/25/2015 8:17:24 PM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: DCdude

When Saudi Arabia allows Christian churches to be built there, then Europe can allow Burqas.


52 posted on 11/25/2015 8:18:52 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: DCdude

Bravo to the Swiss.


53 posted on 11/26/2015 7:09:52 AM PST by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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